I think that it might be cool though that Romans who are elite are the only ones that are in Rome are able to just lie down and just eat. I think that the people who are only elite in Rome are only able just eat while lying down on something that is very comfortable to them. The people or group who are elite are really the only ones who can eat while lying down but only the group who are elite except for the people who are not elite.

annabel1226-yyca

11/25/2015 - 01:34 p.m.

I always want to eat while I am laying down. But, my mom always tells me to sit down and eat. I always complain to her. Now I want to lay down and eat. I want to lay down and eat because in the article it says that if you're eating while you're laying down than you're wealthy. I wish my mom could understand my feelings. I hope I get to lay down while eating everyday.

catherinew-hor

11/25/2015 - 10:21 p.m.

I think the authors purpose of writing the article was to inform teens about people from long ago.I learned that not all Greeks and Romans could afford the luxury of having a relaxing meal, because they just simply couldn't afford it.I don't agree with the way that they determined who could eat lying down and who couldn't because I think all citizens should have had the same amounts of rights it shouldn't matter how wealthy you were,especially when it comes to eating.

allisonz-612-

11/26/2015 - 10:55 a.m.

People further down the social ladder copied people above them because eating lying down while people served them was a sign of power and luxury.

coltens-ver

11/27/2015 - 07:41 p.m.

I didn't even know the Romans and Greeks ate lying down. That's kind of weird, and I don't see how it would be a sign of luxury but I guess it doesn't really matter.

rakimw-ver

11/27/2015 - 10:11 p.m.

I think that it's cool to see the progression from where they tought about thing and how we think about things now.

libbyh-jac

11/28/2015 - 06:46 p.m.

I can't believe this, it's completely crazy people think eating and laying down is luxurious.

melissaj-Ste

11/28/2015 - 08:51 p.m.

Human actions in 7th century BCE are no different than human actions today. There are higher-ups, people with actual power, a title, or money, and the lower class, people without the latter then as there are today. People of the lower class simply want to feel more important than they actually are. I wish what was socially acceptable then was socially acceptable now.

elenag-ver

11/29/2015 - 03:10 p.m.

The people further down the social ladder copied people above them because they knew they were stronger than them and they wanted to follow exactly what they did. And sometimes they wanted to be like them. And they also knew they would be treated with more respect.

MustafaS-Iov

11/29/2015 - 08:06 p.m.

the people wanted to be like the rich so they copied them only if they can afford sometimes women wouldn't be able to come and eat lying down then a few years after they were able to eat with men eating lying down